ID:
502093
Duration (hours):
36
CFU:
9
SSD:
LINGUA E TRADUZIONE - LINGUA TEDESCA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (23/02/2026 - 22/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
Advanced grammar of the German language, linguistics (semantics and lexicography).
Course Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the foundations of German linguistics. Advanced knowledge of German, from level B1 onward.
Teaching Methods
Lectures; Individual work; discussion in plenum; interactive classroom activities such as individual and group presentations.
Assessment Methods
During the final written exam students will have to show they have acquired a good knowledge of basic concepts and topics as well as the necessary descriptive and analytical skills to discuss in academically appropriate manners the topics presented during the course. The presentations will be graded as well as part of the final score.
To access the exam, one must have passed all the preliminary tests.
To verify if the required level has been achieved, students have to take all assessments.
Speaking skill will be assessed only if students have passed all written tests: the conversation will deal with general subjects and titles from a reading plus film list which will be available at the beginning of the academic year.
To access the exam, one must have passed all the preliminary tests.
To verify if the required level has been achieved, students have to take all assessments.
Speaking skill will be assessed only if students have passed all written tests: the conversation will deal with general subjects and titles from a reading plus film list which will be available at the beginning of the academic year.
Texts
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Part A (Semantics):
- Pittner, Karin (2016): Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik. 2. Auflage. Darmstadt: WBG. Capitolo 6: Semantik (125-146);
- Lakoff, George P./Johnson, Mark L. (2019): Leben in Metaphern: • Konzepte nach denen wir leben • Die Systematik metaphorische Konzepte • Metaphorische Systematik: Beleuchten und Verbergen • Orientierungsmetaphern. In: L. Hoffmann (Hrsg.): Sprachwissenschaft. Ein Reader. 4. aktualisierte und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. 946-961.
Part B (Lexicography):
- Flinz Carolina (2021): Korpora als primäre Quellen von Tourlex. In: Taborek, Janusz / Piosok Michal / Woznicka Marta (Hrsg.) (2021); Korpora in der Lexikographie. Lexicographica. Series Maior. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter (pp. 57-83);
- Klosa, Annette/Müller-Spitzer, Carolina (2016): Internetlexikographie. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter (Chapters 2, 3, 5, 6, 8);
- Engelberg, Stefan/Lemnitzer, Lothar (2009): Lexikographie und Wörterbuchbenutzung. Tübingen: Stauffenburg (Chapters 1, 2, 4);
- Materials provided by the teacher;
GRAMMARS AND DICTIONARIES
Duden 2022 = Wöllstein, Angelika/Dudenredaktion (Hrsg.). 2022. Dudenband 4 –
Die Grammatik, 10. Aufl. Berlin: Dudenverlag.
DWDS – Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. Das Wortauskunftssystem zur deutschen
Sprache in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Hrsg. v. d. Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie
der Wissenschaften. https://www.dwds.de
NON ATTENDING STUDENTS:
Non-attending students must contact the teacher to agree on an individual study program.
Part A (Semantics):
- Pittner, Karin (2016): Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik. 2. Auflage. Darmstadt: WBG. Capitolo 6: Semantik (125-146);
- Lakoff, George P./Johnson, Mark L. (2019): Leben in Metaphern: • Konzepte nach denen wir leben • Die Systematik metaphorische Konzepte • Metaphorische Systematik: Beleuchten und Verbergen • Orientierungsmetaphern. In: L. Hoffmann (Hrsg.): Sprachwissenschaft. Ein Reader. 4. aktualisierte und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. 946-961.
Part B (Lexicography):
- Flinz Carolina (2021): Korpora als primäre Quellen von Tourlex. In: Taborek, Janusz / Piosok Michal / Woznicka Marta (Hrsg.) (2021); Korpora in der Lexikographie. Lexicographica. Series Maior. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter (pp. 57-83);
- Klosa, Annette/Müller-Spitzer, Carolina (2016): Internetlexikographie. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter (Chapters 2, 3, 5, 6, 8);
- Engelberg, Stefan/Lemnitzer, Lothar (2009): Lexikographie und Wörterbuchbenutzung. Tübingen: Stauffenburg (Chapters 1, 2, 4);
- Materials provided by the teacher;
GRAMMARS AND DICTIONARIES
Duden 2022 = Wöllstein, Angelika/Dudenredaktion (Hrsg.). 2022. Dudenband 4 –
Die Grammatik, 10. Aufl. Berlin: Dudenverlag.
DWDS – Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. Das Wortauskunftssystem zur deutschen
Sprache in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Hrsg. v. d. Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie
der Wissenschaften. https://www.dwds.de
NON ATTENDING STUDENTS:
Non-attending students must contact the teacher to agree on an individual study program.
Contents
The course consists of two parts (in sequence): Semantics (A) and Lexicography (B).
In Semantics (A), semantics and semantic relations will be addressed from a theoretical perspective. The description will be complemented by contrastive reflections and practical applications, including the use of corpora and databases.
In Lexicography (B), lexicography will be addressed from a theoretical perspective. The description will be complemented by contrastive reflections and practical applications, including the use of corpora and databases. Students are required to prepare and present in plenary a presentation on a course topic.
Non-attending students must demonstrate a solid knowledge of the topics covered in the course by studying a bibliography agreed upon with the instructor (Part A). For Part B, they must submit and present a presentation.
In addition to the Course, there are tutorials for exercising the language competence, fluency, and analytical skills acquired during the course. In these tutorials, a C.E.L. (Collaboratori ed Esperti Linguistici) teaches students how to develop writing, listening, speaking and grammar skills at the B1/B2 level (Common European Framework). The exercises are part of the exam program.
In Semantics (A), semantics and semantic relations will be addressed from a theoretical perspective. The description will be complemented by contrastive reflections and practical applications, including the use of corpora and databases.
In Lexicography (B), lexicography will be addressed from a theoretical perspective. The description will be complemented by contrastive reflections and practical applications, including the use of corpora and databases. Students are required to prepare and present in plenary a presentation on a course topic.
Non-attending students must demonstrate a solid knowledge of the topics covered in the course by studying a bibliography agreed upon with the instructor (Part A). For Part B, they must submit and present a presentation.
In addition to the Course, there are tutorials for exercising the language competence, fluency, and analytical skills acquired during the course. In these tutorials, a C.E.L. (Collaboratori ed Esperti Linguistici) teaches students how to develop writing, listening, speaking and grammar skills at the B1/B2 level (Common European Framework). The exercises are part of the exam program.
Course Language
German
Degrees
Degrees
MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
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